Contemporary Fiction and the Ethics of Modern Culture

by Jeffrey Karnicky

Book Overview

This book argues for the ethical relevancy of contemporary fiction at the beginning of the twenty-first century. Through reading novels by such writers as David Foster Wallace, Richard Powers, and Irvine Welsh, this book looks at how these works seek to transform the ways that readers live in the world.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1403977607
• ISBN13: 9781403977601
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 185 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.6"